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| 2009-2010 Timber Frame of the Year- Voted by You! | | Last month, to celebrate a year of amazing Timber Frames, we asked you to vote for your favorite timber frame project. The votes are in and we are happy to announce the first ever, Timber Frame of the Year:
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| Timber Frame of the Month: Solar Home | |
 This month we are showcasing a solar home from New Hampshire's Davis Timber Frame Company located in Claremont, NH built all the way across the country in Sisters, OR.
To read more about this project, please click here. |
| TFBC Member, NatureRails, Launches New Website |
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 To celebrate 7 years in business, TFBC member, NatureRails, has launched a new, interactive website. Serving customers from Canada, Alaska and the continental US, NatureRails creates beautiful custom designed artistic balconies and home décor that fit perfectly in any timber frame home. Their new website allows customers to download installation guides, order forms and measuring guides as well as use a "mouse over" feature, which shows the viewer what a favorite picture will look like as a NatureRail!
To read more About NatureRails and designer Rob Gerdin, click here. |
| Great Read for Timber Frame Enthusiasts | |
Artisan Crafted Timber Frame Homes (Schiffer Book)
by Tina Skinner by Schiffer Publishing
Hardcover 
List Price:
$39.95
Our Price: $30.36 Buy Now |
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| Home Withstands Storm: A Customer's Testimonial | |
 Every year, homes across the country are damaged, some beyond repair, by unpredictable weather conditions.The aftermath is disheartening for all homeowners, all wishing their homes would have been more prepared for Mother Nature's rath. Owning a timber frame might be just one of the ways you can prepare yourself against such disasters. Check out this Customer Testimonial for a first hand account of how their timber frame withstood damage from a storm.
If you have a story/testimonial you'd like to share, please email us. We'd be happy to share.
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| A Perspective on Costs | |
A mobile home can cost as little as $30 per square foot. A full timber frame house can cost $125 or $150 or $200 and more per square foot. Big difference, right? You bet!! A mobile home's life expectancy is maybe 15 to 20 years. Maybe 25 years if it's cared for properly. Its value, though, drops as it ages. Timber frames, even modest ones, built hundreds of years ago still stand and serve. Over the decades and centuries, their value climbed.
Viewed from that perspective, a mobile home may be the most expensive housing you can buy, while a timber frame may just be the bargain of a lifetime - or several lifetimes. |
| About the Timber Frame Business Council | |
Established in October 1995, the Timber Frame Business Council (TFBC) was created as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the quality, integrity and marketability of the timber frame industry. TFBC is committed to strengthening and advancing the business, communications and research capabilities within the timber frame industry.
Using its most traditional definition, timber framing is a specific type of post and beam construction in which a frame is created from solid wood timbers that are connected by several types of interlocking wood joinery including mortise and tenon, dovetails or scarfs secured with hardwood pegs.
Timber frames are enclosed using several methods. While traditional timber frames were typically in-filled (between the posts and beams) with various mixtures of clay, straw, lime and other regionally available materials, contemporary frames use several methods that effectively enclose the timber frame and allow the timbers to remain exposed to the interior of the building. Timber framing is a building system which lends itself well to both residential and commercial construction over a broad spectrum of architectural styles such as; traditional, rustic, modern, southwestern, oriental and colonial to name a few. Timber framing integrates well with many other building systems and materials, such as; structural insulated panels, log systems, engineered wood products, concrete and conventional stud framing. |
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| | The Timber Frame Business Council is a non-profit trade association dedicated to putting you in touch with North America's best timber framing professionals. Please consider hiring a TFBC member for your next building project! And, remember, to stay "In Touch"!
Sincerely,
Pam Hinton, Executive Director
Timber Frame Business Council |
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Gettysburg, PA 17325 USA
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